International Electrotechnical Commission
Glossary

Terms defined in IEC 62439-1

3.1.1availability (performance)
3.1.2channel
3.1.3common mode failure
3.1.4complete failure
3.1.5connection
3.1.6coverage
3.1.7cut-through switching
3.1.8degradation failure
3.1.9dependability
3.1.10device
3.1.11doubly attached node
3.1.12edge port
3.1.13end node
3.1.14error
3.1.15failure
3.1.16fault
3.1.17fault recovery time
3.1.18frame
3.1.19(instantaneous) failure rate
3.1.20inter-switch link
3.1.21inter-switch port
3.1.22LAN
3.1.23leaf link
3.1.24linear topology
3.1.25link
3.1.26Link Redundancy Entity
3.1.27link service data unit
3.1.28mean failure rate
3.1.29mean operating time between failures
3.1.30mean time to failure
3.1.31mean time to recovery
3.1.32mesh topology
3.1.33message
3.1.34network
3.1.35node
3.1.36partial failure
3.1.37path
3.1.38plant
3.1.39port
3.1.40recovery
3.1.41recovery time
3.1.42redundancy
3.1.43reinstatement recovery time
3.1.44reliability
3.1.45repair
3.1.46repair recovery time
3.1.47ring link
3.1.48ring port
3.1.49ring topology
3.1.50robustness
3.1.51root bridge
3.1.52route
3.1.53single failure criterion
3.1.54single point of failure
3.1.55singly attached node
3.1.56stand-by redundancy
3.1.57star topology
3.1.58store-and-forward switching
3.1.59switch
3.1.60switching end node
3.1.61systematic failure
3.1.62topology
3.1.63tree topology
3.1.64trunk portion
3.1.65upper layer entity
3.1.66worst case recovery time
3.1.67bridge
3.1.68network recovery time